Thursday racing summary

It was no real surprise that none of my win bets were available at any kind of value price today. With so many withdrawn horses because of the weather, the fancied horses' prices all shrank. No matter. No damage to the account.

My single lay bet was against Red Raptor at Southwell. The horse has yet to produce any winning form, although he did come very close in a similar race about a month ago at Lingfield. My thoughts were this was a one-off as he isn't an improving type, so I decided to be against him if the price was favourable. He finished fourth the 3/1 joint-favourite, and in so doing put another point in my pocket.